Value classes and primitive classes will have a big impact on Java and its ecosystem. The current roadmap for Project Valhalla plans to introduce value classes first, followed by primitive classes.

Java currently supports only two types of value: primitives and object references. Project Valhalla extends this by introducing inline classes which are a new form of type that exhibit some ...

It means that on newer JDKs, a wrapper class will be created automatically when a primitive type is used anywhere a reference type is expected. As such, on post JDK 1.5 versions of the JVM, the ...

Java's default constructor allows developers to create instances of classes when no other constructors are explicitly defined. The default constructor in Java takes no arguments -- it simply ...

Changing the wrapper class to its primitive type. By David Tayouri ; November 17, 2000; ENTERPRISE JAVA Invoke Servlet Methods From Java Apps David Tayouri Listing 4. Changing the wrapper class to its ...